Daniel Malcor

@dmalcor.bsky.social

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Thinking about thinking.

Frog costumes in Portland
from a letter Lincoln wrote to James W. Somers on October 17, 1861: “It is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion does not justify or excuse him.”
Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition: ‘There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect’
"There's a reason why you separate military and the police. One fights the enemy of the state. The other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." Commander Adama Battlestar Galactica
Sometimes strength is a strange thing, owned by none and yet everyone borrows it from their neighbour. Adrian Tchaikovsky The Expert System's Champion
“When we surround ourselves with people who call evil good, how quickly we accept their definitions and speak them back, round and round until every way we experience the world is tainted by it.” — Adrian Tchaikovsky “The Expert System's Brother”
“Human nature originates in the essential characteristic of animals, movement, which they use to avoid and escape problems rather than solve them. … We, as plants, remain in place, sensitive to everything around us, constantly learning and adapting to change and consequence. Problems cannot be escaped, only solved ..”
(Angry Otter holding a sign) 10 LESSONS FOR STRONGER MOVEMENTS IMPERFECT ALLIES AREN'T ENEMIES CRITIQUE TO BUILD, NOT TEAR DOWN ORGANIZE, DON'T JUST ARGUE MOVEMENTS WIN, NOT INDIVIDUALS PERFECTION IS THE ENEMY OF PROGRESS EGO KILLS MOVEMENTS PLAN FOR THE LONG GAME MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE POWER DOESN'T CARE ABOUT FEELINGS DIVISION IS A WEAPON USED BY ELITES, DON'T PLAY ALONG
Be kind to unkind people, they need it most. No need to be their reflection.
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who would pervert the Constitution.”
“We need travel, we Glassmakers. To stay in one place is like be-us plant, and we be-us animals. Travel forces test of ideas to see if be-they true everywhere, testing roles and duties and learning which be-them correct. Places must change, we must find ideas which remain the same.”
SEXUAL ORIENTATION IS NOT A CHOICE. RACE IS NOT A CHOICE. PLACE OF BIRTH IS NOT A CHOICE. ETHNIC GROUP IS NOT A CHOICE. HATE IS A CHOICE.
"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." John Burroughs (1837 - 1921)
“Y.T. looks at Mom’s left arm. She has rolled up her sleeve to expose the fresh bruise, just above her elbow, where they put the blood-pressure cuff. Weekly Fed polygraph test.” — Snow Crash: A Novel by Neal Stephenson https://a.co/j0D2AbW
“Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge is Empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world.” ~ Bill Bullard